Pad-supporting stand



G. w. Smm,v PM) SUPPORTING STAND.

APPLICATIQN FILED IA-Y'2B|1918'.

14,379,132. I Patented May24,11921 Q f 7 v 11% 10 Meh/l" A -GaoJf Jmff/vl Y Ming/ 5u UNITED STATES GEORG-E W. SMITH, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

:PAD-SUPPORTING STAND.

Application filed May 28, 1918.

To all whom. 'it may concern.'

Be it known that I, GEORGE W. SMITH, a citizen of the United States,residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Pad-Snpporting Stands, ot whichthe following is a specification.

rlhis invention relates to stands for snpporting a block or tablet ofcalendar vleaves so as to permit the top leaves to be successivelyturned back to display the next leaf. The invention has reference moreparticularly to the support or holder Jfor the leaves, and its object isto provide a novel and improved support of simple and "inexpensiveconstruction, and one which enables the block or tablet to be easilymounted in place or removed for renewal.

The object stated is attained by means of a combination and arrangementoi parts to be hereinafter described and claimed, and in order that thesaine may be better understood, reference is had to the accompanyingdrawing forming a party of this speciiication.

In the drawing, i

Figure l is a perspective View of the dcvice;

Fig. 9. is a longitudinal section thereof7 and Fig. 3 is a plan view ofa fragment of the base ot the device.

Referring specifically to the drawing, 5 denotes a base platedimensioned to hold the block or tablet 6 oiE calendar leaves, whichlatter are adapted to be successively turned over to display the Jfaceof the next leaf. rThe leaves are strung on a holder composed of a pairof loops 7 passing through slits in the leaves adjacent to the top edgesthereof. 'These loops extend upward from the base, and the calendarleaves are slidable from one side of the loops to the other for thepurpose stated.

The loops 7 are resilient strips having apertures 8 at their ends toslip over lugs 9 formed at the ends of recesses l0 in the base plate 5,these lugs being opposite and Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 24, 1921.

serial no. 237,123.

spaced. The resiliency of the strips serves to retain the same on thelugs, and as they f have a normal tendency to spread, their ends whichare hooked over the lugs are securely held by the latter, and the loopsare kept in upright position to properly support the calendar leaves. Atthe same time, the loops can be readily detached from the lugs andremoved for renewal of the calendar leaves, removal being effected bycontracting the loops, whereupon their apertured ends slip oliq thelugs.

On top of the base plate 5, beneath the block 6, and inside the loops'7, seats a removable spreader plate ll which serves to hold the loopsspread, )reventing accidental contraction thereof. he base plate alsohas upstanding marginal flanges 12 at its sides which are slightlyhigher than the loops 7 alongside the same to serve as guards,preventing heavy objects falling thereon and dislodging the saine.

The base plate 5 is provided with bottom bosses 13 to prevent scratchingor Inarring of the table top or other place on which the stand seats.

rlhe edges of the plate ll are notched as shown at ll, these notchesproviding seats for the loops to obtain a better hold.

l claim:

A device et the character described comprising a base plate having atransverse recess at the opposite longitudinal edges ot which areinturned lugs, a pair of laterally spaced looped resilient stripsextending upwardly from the base and detachably connected thereto attheir tree ends, said ends extending into the aforesaid recess to seatagainst the opposite longitudinal edges thereof, and having aperturesinto which the aforesaid lugs extend, and a spreader plate seating onthe base plate over the re Cess and positioned between the apertnredends of the looped strips for holding the same spread and impaled on thelugs.

In testimony whereof l ailiX my signature.

GEORGE lV. SMITH.

